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by **GregFiore** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:38 pm

000000000004002070000013280800906040701000029000000000180000537000560004007000000

Thanks for any help !!
Greg Fiore

by **daj95376** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:02 pm

Absolutely nothing unusual in your puzzle. I'll tell you the steps, but you have to find them.

Code: Select all: Hidden Singles Naked Pair Naked Pair Naked Triple Locked Candidate (1) Locked Candidate (2) Locked Candidate (2) Naked Pair Naked Singles

by **udosuk** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:37 am

My program tells me no naked triple is required. :idea:

by **wintder** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:29 am

udosuk wrote:My program tells me no naked triple is required.

Yep, search order is everything.

Trip is not required, yet may be found.

by **udosuk** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:34 am

My point is Danny showed a list of moves there. If you take out the naked triple, the rest of the list is still enough to solve the puzzle. That's why I said the naked triple was not required.

Of course, if you work at it you can probably find a single advanced move (such as an ALS) which combined with hidden and naked singles solve the puzzle. Then (arguably) you can say an ALS is required.

by **GregFiore** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:26 pm

I will try it for the 3rd time. I had no trouble with the
rest of the book. I must be missing something each time
I try it.
Greg Fiore

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The only one I can't solve in Will Shortz's volume 2

The only one I can't solve in Will Shortz's volume 2

Thanks to all for the help.